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Henry Gee 亨利·纪 @endofthepier.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Llywellyn ap Gruffydd stands guard over the ruins of #Llandovery Castle. There was an oubliette but I’ve forgotten where it was.

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Henry Gee 亨利·纪 @endofthepier.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

No visit to #Llandovery is complete without visiting Mandy at Books @ the Dragon’s Garden. I bought £££ of books including The Hobbit (in Welsh). @stevebrusatte.bsky.social ‘s bird book is here & ‘the Wonder of Life on Earth’ is in the window @twohootsbooks.bsky.social @picadorbooks.bsky.social

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Henry Gee 亨利·纪 @endofthepier.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

(1) this was once the great watchtower of Amon Súl. (2) your mother was a hamster and your father smelled of elderberries!

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Henry Gee 亨利·纪 @endofthepier.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

“The Decline and Fall of the Human Empire’, now in Turkish

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Henry Gee 亨利·纪 @endofthepier.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

'The Wonder of Life on Earth' in Danish, German, Greek, Korean and Spanish (Chile). There are also editions in Italian and Chinese. Raxenne's images are wonderful in any language.

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Henry Gee 亨利·纪 @endofthepier.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

This afternoon the postman toiled up the hill (we are in the only hilly part of Norfolk) burdened under the weight of my next holiday read: 'Idle in Provence: A Brief History of Thyme', by Eric Idle.

The picture shows me holding up a picture of 'Idle in Provence' by Eric Idle.

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Henry Gee 亨利·纪 @endofthepier.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

'The Decline & Fall of the Human Empire' and 'A (Very) Short History of Life on Earth' flock together at @waterstones.bsky.social in Norwich @jillgrinberglit.bsky.social @picadorbooks.bsky.social #SupportYourLocalAuthor www.panmacmillan.com/authors/henr...

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Henry Gee 亨利·纪 @endofthepier.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Scrabble: this one looks like a grudge match.

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Henry Gee 亨利·纪 @endofthepier.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

A eukaryote contemplating its deep archaeal ancestry, recently.

Cat sitting next to article entitled 'Archaea and the origin of eukaryotes'.

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Henry Gee 亨利·纪 @endofthepier.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Your email finds me in my Happy Place: a secondhand bookshop. Earth has not anything to show more fair.

Inside Peter's Secondhand Bookshop, Sheringham, Norfolk.

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Henry Gee 亨利·纪 @endofthepier.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

BIOLOGY AT LARGE: Bacterial cells with internal compartments, having just divided.

Bang-Bang chicken wraps, cut into sections reminiscent of bacterial cells dividing.

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Henry Gee 亨利·纪 @endofthepier.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Timeo Danaos Et Dona Ferentes. So buy one for yourself.

The front cover of the Greek translation of 'The Wonder of Life on Earth' by Henry Gee and Raxenne Maniquiz.

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Henry Gee 亨利·纪 @endofthepier.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

I know there are people who use very long words without a clear understanding of what they mean. I'm completely photosynthetic with that. While we're here, that reminds me of a somewhat nerdish joke:

'Distracted Boyfriend' meme in which Rubisco, supposed to react with carbon dioxide, reacts with oxygen instead.

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Henry Gee 亨利·纪 @endofthepier.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Your email finds me sheltering from the rain in the Aylsham branch of The Book Hive (which stocks two of my recent titles, naturally) and where I spent almost £90 on books. Which is a lot for a Thursday.

Shop frontage of The Book Hive in Aylsham, Norfolk

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Henry Gee 亨利·纪 @endofthepier.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

A fine display by the Red Arrows. That’s how we roll in Cromer.

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Henry Gee 亨利·纪 @endofthepier.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

There are more fires in France than in the ‘Burbs of Bordeaux. A friend in Provence sent me this snap from his home.

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Henry Gee 亨利·纪 @endofthepier.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

An Italian, a Czech and a Japanese translation of ‘The Decline & Fall of the Human Empire’ arrive together at a house (mine). There may be a joke in there somewhere. @picadorbooks.bsky.social @panmacmillan.bsky.social

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Henry Gee 亨利·纪 @endofthepier.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Dunwich Heath, Suffolk, this time last year. This is how I’d like to remember it. The pimple in the distance is Sizewell B nuclear power station.

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Henry Gee 亨利·纪 @endofthepier.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

'The Decline and Fall of the Human Empire' now in paperback in a land with no respect for democracy, human rights or the rule of law universally applied, where disease runs unchecked across the burning land, and advocates of reason, are persecuted as if they are witches. Also, Canada.

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Henry Gee 亨利·纪 @endofthepier.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

'The Decline & Fall of the Human Empire', now in paperback in a land misruled by ignorant warlords. where pestilence scythes its way unchecked across the burning land, and purveyors of knowledge are persecuted like witches. Also, Canada.

The Decline and Fall of the Human Empire, by Henry Gee, now in paperback in the US and Canada

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Henry Gee 亨利·纪 @endofthepier.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

People are worried about their lawns. My solution - don’t have a lawn. My garden is full of shrubs. And a pond. Also, chickens. It’s an oasis of green. Lawns are deserts. Do t have them.

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Henry Gee 亨利·纪 @endofthepier.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Rosy-fingered dawn over the wine-dark sea was never quite like this.

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Henry Gee 亨利·纪 @endofthepier.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Here’s a picture of a snake. Recently.

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Henry Gee 亨利·纪 @endofthepier.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

I am sure that neither atoms nor toasters are conscious, just as I am sure that human beings aren't conscious either. Though I have doubts about one of my dogs (pictured)

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Henry Gee 亨利·纪 @endofthepier.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

THE WONDER OF LIFE ON EARTH is now available in Chinese baike.baidu.com/en/item/Visu...

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Henry Gee 亨利·纪 @endofthepier.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

This very small person (Lace bug?) landed on my book as I was reading it, and stayed long enough for me to photograph it. Judging from the spot it chose, it was having a snooze.

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Henry Gee 亨利·纪 @endofthepier.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Who cares about silly old football when one can see one's daughter awarded her MA at #UEA #SoProud #EmbarrassingDad

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Henry Gee 亨利·纪 @endofthepier.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

'Une (Très) Brève Histoire de la Vie sur Terre' and its pocket-sized mini-me spotted at the Font-de-Gaume cave interpretative center in the Dordogne by @richmonastersky.bsky.social Thanks Rich!

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Henry Gee 亨利·纪 @endofthepier.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

From today’s constitutional - captions invited

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Henry Gee 亨利·纪 @endofthepier.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Sunday mornings are when I get most of my writing done. Sometimes I have help.

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Henry Gee 亨利·纪 @endofthepier.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

What a week. Mon/Tues at science conference learning about science. Weds thru Fri, backlog of work, thinking about science. All the while worrying about upcoming deadline, which also involves science. I LOVE SCIENCE. But now my brain is full. Also, hot. Here is a picture of a dog.

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Henry Gee 亨利·纪 @endofthepier.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Fame at last! This one sent by an Anonymous Well-Wisher who still uses Xtwit:

Cover of US edition of my book 'A (Very) Short History of Life on Earth' with endorsement by Eric Idle.

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Henry Gee 亨利·纪 @endofthepier.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Today’s strandline find. I think this is a bunch of squid eggs (all hivemind suggestions welcome)

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Henry Gee 亨利·纪 @endofthepier.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

This morning I shall be cleaning out my python. This is not a euphemism.

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Henry Gee 亨利·纪 @endofthepier.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

If you can tear yourself from the #fifa World Cup you’ll need a good book. Alternatively, try one of mine. www.panmacmillan.com/authors/henr...

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Henry Gee 亨利·纪 @endofthepier.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Palaeontologist at Play: I’m attempting this 1000-piece jigsaw, bought secondhand, so I don’t know how many pieces are missing. It’ll be a long job. I think it’s meant to depict me emerging from the shower.

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Henry Gee 亨利·纪 @endofthepier.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Me, after the first 12 coffees of the day

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Henry Gee 亨利·纪 @endofthepier.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

THIS SUNDAY: @trishughes21.bsky.social and I explode the Cambrian on The Ancients, from History Hit - Stay tuned!

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